Meghan told of 'disturbing allegations' about dad months after royal wedding
Meghan Markle has said a letter detailing "troubling and disturbing" allegations about her estranged father was shared with her in 2018. In a statement on Friday, the Duchess of Sussex said a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle was sent to the Metropolitan Police that year and subsequently shared with her. It is understood that she received the letter in the summer of 2018, after her wedding to Prince Harry.
TL;DR
- Meghan Markle received a letter in 2018 detailing "troubling and disturbing" allegations against her father, Thomas Markle Sr.
- The letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and then shared with Meghan.
- Thomas Markle Sr. denies allegations made by his son, Thomas Markle Jr., that he possessed child sex abuse images.
- Thomas Markle Jr. claims he found hundreds or thousands of such images at his father's former home in the Philippines.
- Meghan stated her decision to distance herself from her father was for the protection of her children.